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Yup. My mom's house and number's in that. Memories. :giggle:

(y) That's why they need to build a defence of "The Don told me to do it." How many angels can dance on the head of the pin "manifestly unlawful or not?" 🍻

I think regionalism is a factor in any large country. Bureaucracy on the other hand should be something one can control. It's a problem whenever a a government tries to tweak things that go on under their jurisdiction because of the special interest groups that arise out of any democracy. The...

Hey. I'm in the room. :cool:

Maybe just setting up a superior orders defence for the future. ;)

Working on it :giggle:

I think that the sooner we stop having ResF administrative and training entities and make them combat capable battalions and brigades, the better off we'll be. ;)

I guess that depends on what you consider "higher." Armour protection (reactive or otherwise) and active protection on the tank works autonomously. I would think that much of the bubble that deals with gun and electronic C-UAS is within the control of the company which should have organic...

One of the things that I really like about this forum is that you can debate issues with folks and come away with a slightly nuanced way that changes your mind or at least makes you appreciate that we don't all think alike. I do understand what you are proposing. My reticence is based on what I...

I support the idea too that if the person is a mechanic in his day job then we should recruit him as a mechanic. Still, if his day job is as a civvy mechanic at a base then we already have him doing the job. Are we taking him into the reserves simply so that he can't get out of the job in time...

Our current reserve model is for pers to join their unit to go fight or support other units to fight. The suggestion does not change the fact that the individual's unit would be short their man or possibly many men. This is a different situation and using a different reserve model. To an extent...

This sounds more like an industry trying to justify its continued existence and funding. I can't see how the tactics described in the article materially improve the situation beyond there being some better situational awareness. There is no defence here against FPV drones or artillery or modern...

But what if Mr Bloggins is a section commander in a battalion that has been placed on active service and is scheduled to ship out. Somebody loses - either the base or the battalion. You need to find a replacement for him in one or the other of the two jobs he holds. It's simple math. During...

In my way the easiest way to do that is to that is a program where the individual signs a contract which will at the end of high school: 1) put him through basic training that summer as a reservist on full salary; 2) in September enroll him in a community college program that trains him in the...

I agree. The mobilizable brigade service battalions should be Class A with a small RegF cadre. The day to day regional logistics and maintenance depots should be RegF and civilian. Personally I would like to see two Classes of RegF service. Class U would have unrestricted terms of service...

Notwithstanding having been shot down by a few folks with much more log experience than I, I think the right solution for our reserve force are service battalions using the American brigade support battalion (BSB) structure. A BSB has a distribution company and a maintenance company to look...

Your observations would have been pre ARE. The current ARE came out late in 2012 replacing an earlier on from 2000 which itself replaced earlier versions. Most of those had larger numbers of sub-units. But all that said, the battalion HQ is 6 people while the remaining 36 are termed a HQ and...

That's not correct. You are confusing the structure - as established by the ARE - with the reality of recruiting, retention, and participation on the ground. The ARE for an infantry battalion provides for a battalion headquarters and headquarters company of 42 all ranks and rifle companies of...